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       Amateur Radio redirects here..
   DIR By: K4KGP
       Date: September 30, 2020, 9:15 am
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       An example of an amateur radio station,
       with four transceivers, amplifiers, and a computer for logging
       and for digital modes. On the wall are examples of various
       amateur radio awards, certificates, and a reception report card
       (QSL card) from a foreign amateur station.
       Amateur radio, also known as ham radio, is the use of radio
       frequency spectrum for purposes of non-commercial exchange of
       messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, private
       recreation, radiosport, contesting, and emergency communication.
       The term "amateur" is used to specify "a duly authorised person
       interested in radioelectric practice with a purely personal aim
       and without pecuniary interest;"[1] (either direct monetary or
       other similar reward) and to differentiate it from commercial
       broadcasting, public safety (such as police and fire), or
       professional two-way radio services (such as maritime, aviation,
       taxis, etc.).
       The amateur radio service (amateur service and amateur-satellite
       service) is established by the International Telecommunication
       Union (ITU) through the Radio Regulations. National governments
       regulate technical and operational characteristics of
       transmissions and issue individual stations licenses with a
       unique identifying call sign, which must be used in all
       transmissions. Amateur operators must hold an amateur radio
       license which is obtained by passing a government test
       demonstrating adequate technical radio knowledge and legal
       knowledge of the host government's radio regulations.
       Radio amateurs are limited to the use of small frequency bands,
       the amateur radio bands, allocated throughout the radio
       spectrum, but within these bands are allowed to transmit on any
       frequency using a variety of voice, text, image, and data
       communications modes. This enables communication across a city,
       region, country, continent, the world, or even into space. In
       many countries, amateur radio operators may also send, receive,
       or relay radio communications between computers or transceivers
       connected to secure virtual private networks on the Internet.
       Amateur radio is officially represented and coordinated by the
       International Amateur Radio Union (IARU), which is organized in
       three regions and has as its members the national amateur radio
       societies which exist in most countries. According to an
       estimate made in 2011 by the American Radio Relay League, two
       million people throughout the world are regularly involved with
       amateur radio.[2] About 830,000 amateur radio stations are
       located in IARU Region 2 (the Americas) followed by IARU Region
       3 (South and East Asia and the Pacific Ocean) with about 750,000
       stations. A significantly smaller number, about 400,000, are
       located in IARU Region 1 (Europe, Middle East, CIS, Africa).
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